Psalms 69
1 To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
“For the leader of the music. Upon the Shoshannim. A psalm of David.” Save me, O God! For the waters press in to my very life!
2 I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
I sink in deep mire, where is no standing; I have come into deep waters, and the waves flow over me.
3 I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
I am weary with crying; my throat is parched; Mine eyes are wasted, while I wait for my God.
4 More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.
More numerous than the hairs of my head are they who hate me without reason; Mighty are they who seek to destroy me, being my enemies without cause: I must restore what I took not away.
5 O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.
O God! thou knowest my offences, And my sins are not hidden from thee!
6 Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!
Let not them that trust in thee through me be put to shame, O Lord Jehovah, God of hosts! Let not them that seek thee through me be confounded, O God of Israel!
7 Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
For on account of thee do I suffer reproach, And shame covereth my face!
8 One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
I am become a stranger to my brothers; Yea, an alien to my mother's sons.
9 Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
For zeal for thy house consumeth me, And the reproaches of them that reproach thee fall upon me.
10 When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;
When I weep and fast, That is made my reproach;
11 When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
When I clothe myself in sackcloth, Then I become their by-word.
12 They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.
13 But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
Yet will I address my prayer to thee, O LORD! May it be in an acceptable time according to thy great goodness! Hear, O God! and afford me thy sure help!
14 Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
Save me from the mire, and let me not sink; May I be delivered from my enemies, —from the deep waters!
15 Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
Let not the water-flood overflow me; Let not the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit close her mouth upon me!
16 Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
Hear me, O LORD! since great is thy loving-kindness; According to the abundance of thy tender mercies look upon me!
17 Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
Hide not thy face from thy servant; I am greatly distressed, O make haste to mine aid!
18 Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
Draw near to me, and redeem my life; Deliver me because of my enemies!
19 Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.
Thou knowest my reproach, and dishonor, and shame; All my adversaries are in thy view!
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
21 But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!
For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
22 Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;
May their table be to them a snare; May it be a trap to them, while they are at ease!
23 Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
May their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; And cause their loins continually to shake!
24 Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:
Pour out upon them thine indignation, And may the heat of thine anger overtake them!
25 Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:
Let their habitation be desolate, And let none dwell in their tents!
26 For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.
For they persecute those whom thou hast smitten, And talk of the pain of those whom thou hast wounded.
27 Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;
Add iniquity to their iniquity, And let them never come into thy favor!
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; Let not their names be written with the righteous!
29 I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
But I am poor, and sorrowful: May thine aid, O God! set me on high!
30 I will praise the Name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving;
Then I will praise the name of God in a song; I will give glory to him with thanksgiving.
31 So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.
More pleasing shall this be to the LORD Than a full-horned and full-hoofed bullock.
32 The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
The afflicted shall see, and rejoice; The hearts of them that fear God shall be revived.
33 For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.
For the LORD heareth the poor, And despiseth not his people in their bonds.
34 Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.
Let the heaven and the earth praise him; The sea, and all that move therein!
35 For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell therein, and possess it.
36 Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.
Yea, the posterity of his servants shall possess it, And they that love him shall dwell therein.
